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Novel modulating effects of PKC family genes on the relationship between serum vitamin D and relapse in multiple sclerosis.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Apr 2014
Lin Rui, Taylor Bruce V, Simpson Steve, Charlesworth Jac, Ponsonby Anne-Louise, Pittas Fotini, Dwyer Terence, van der Mei Ingrid A F
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BACKGROUND: The interplay between genes and environmental factors on multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical course has been little studied. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study of 141 participants with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) and genotype data followed from 2002 to 2005 and examined genes in the vitamin D metabolism and vitamin D receptor (VDR)/retinoid X receptor (RXR) transcription factor formation...
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